Photoshop Assignment - Portrait Demo

For this assignment, we were instructed to use two different portrait shots - one studio and one not - and frame them together.

Here is the first portrait of my subject. Emma Terris

And here is the portrait of my second subject, Madison Hildebrandt

And here is the result of the two framed together.

From this assignment, I learned more about what works for portrait photography, and I learned more about how to frame within Photoshop.

Photo Assignment 6 - Macro

For Photo Assignment 6, I chose to do macro. The top picture is the one I turned in.

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These pictures were taken at the new Metaphysical shop in Saline. From this assignment, I learned more about what different elements of composition can do and how they can be unique to macro photos. 

Photoshop Assignment - Tutorials

As more of a free assignment, we were assigned to look into different photoshop tutorials to create new, creative things with the use of Photoshop. Here are a few I made.

From this project, I learned a lot about the multifaceted uses and versatile options within the Photoshop application. I learned more about what I can do artistically with a bit of freedom. 

Photo Assignment 5 - Nature

For this weekly photo assignment, I went with the option of taking pictures of nature to turn in for my weekly photography.

The one I turned in for a grade is this one.

Here are a few other shots I got from the same day.

From this assignment, I learned more about working the lighting outside and balancing ISO, aperture, and shutter speed to create a balanced image of lighting.

Photoshop Assignment - MultipleMe

For this assignment, we were instructed to use Photoshop to merge layers of the same setting and create multiple of the same person. 

For this assignment, I used pictures of myself in multiple poses in the media center, and then I used pictures of my friend Gabe in multiple poses. I learned a lot about fitting, merging, and editing different layers, and I learned more about what Photoshop is capable of. 

Photo Assignment 4 - Black & White

For Photo Assignment 4, I chose to do a black and white photo in order to demonstrate contrast in a picture.
This is the original picture.

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And this is the black and white photo that was turned in.

The black and white demonstrates contrast in the picture and helps to bring out certain spots against others. It also goes for a more classic and natural feeling, as the photo demonstrates the subject in a natural position looking up at the camera.

Here are a few other black and white photos.

From this assignment, I learned that black and white photos can really bring out different contrasts and a black and white photo can have a completely different mood than a colored photo.

Photoshop Assignment - Pano

For this assignment, we were instructed to take pictures of a landscape, varying by thirds, and put it into Photoshop to create a panoramic photo. These are the results.

From this assignment, we learned more about how to use Photoshop, and specifically, what the "automate" feature can create. The computer is smart enough to take the information given, and guess the rest.

Photo Assignment 3 - Events

For this week's photo assignment, I chose Events as my topic. These are some pictures I took prior to the 2019 Saline Prom.

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Here are some other pictures from the event preparations!

From this assignment I learned more about capturing people, tones, and events in their more pure essence. I learned about shots that look good and show the real mood of the event, as well as learning about what elements of composition to focus on. 

Photoshop Assignment - School Context

For an assignment regarding the use of Photoshop, we were instructed to take a picture of the school, and then change it in Photoshop to create a new theme. For this assignment, I started out with a picture of the front of the school.

I started off with this picture of the front of the school. After that, I changed some things around to create the theme of my favorite video game, Danganronpa.

This edit shows the background of the sky in the series, the protagonist of the first game, the logo of the first game, and images of the antagonist(s) in the background. I also edited the coloring to match the sky better, and created a shadow of the protagonist running.

From this assignment, I learned about the many ways in which Photoshop can be used to change and edit images and put them into a new perspective. I also learned about some new tools within Photoshop that I can apply in the future to pictures.